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MCB Hawaii
MCB Hawaii: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at MCB Hawaii?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$2,856/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- MCB Hawaii
- $2,856
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $2,850/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $6/mo left over
Key facts for living at MCB Hawaii
| Host state | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Top listed rate 11.0% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 11.0% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 4.50% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.29% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | No |
| Median home value | $834,025 |
| Military housing area | HI408 — HONOLULU COUNTY, HI |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 85° / 72°F |
| Annual precipitation | 16.4 in |
| Official site | MCB Hawaii |
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PCS checklist for MCB Hawaii
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (HI408).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 96863).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Honolulu County is $2,642/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a HI driver license within 30 days and title the car within 30 days. See Hawaii.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official MCB Hawaii site.
PCS from MCB Hawaii
Only installations that share a tenant service with MCB Hawaii.
MCB Hawaii → LejeuneMCB Hawaii to Camp LejeuneMCB Hawaii → PendletonMCB Hawaii to Camp PendletonMCB Hawaii → JBMHHMCB Hawaii to Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallMCB Hawaii → 29 PalmsMCB Hawaii to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsMCB Hawaii → MCAS BeaufortMCB Hawaii to MCAS BeaufortMCB Hawaii → Cherry PointMCB Hawaii to MCAS Cherry PointMCB Hawaii → MiramarMCB Hawaii to MCAS MiramarMCB Hawaii → YumaMCB Hawaii to MCAS YumaMCB Hawaii → QuanticoMCB Hawaii to MCB QuanticoMCB Hawaii → Parris IslandMCB Hawaii to MCRD Parris IslandMCB Hawaii → MCRD San DiegoMCB Hawaii to MCRD San Diego
PCS to MCB Hawaii
Lejeune → MCB HawaiiCamp Lejeune to MCB HawaiiPendleton → MCB HawaiiCamp Pendleton to MCB HawaiiJBMHH → MCB HawaiiJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to MCB Hawaii29 Palms → MCB HawaiiMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCB HawaiiMCAS Beaufort → MCB HawaiiMCAS Beaufort to MCB HawaiiCherry Point → MCB HawaiiMCAS Cherry Point to MCB HawaiiMiramar → MCB HawaiiMCAS Miramar to MCB HawaiiYuma → MCB HawaiiMCAS Yuma to MCB HawaiiQuantico → MCB HawaiiMCB Quantico to MCB HawaiiParris Island → MCB HawaiiMCRD Parris Island to MCB HawaiiMCRD San Diego → MCB HawaiiMCRD San Diego to MCB Hawaii
Sources
Housing figures below are for the installation (MHA, HUD rent, climate). Host-state tax rates are statewide averages — not a tax return. County add-ons can differ, and wage tax on military pay follows legal residence, not the duty station.
- BAH (with and without dependents). DTMO CY2026 BAH tables for MCB Hawaii (HI408). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Honolulu County $2,642.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 96744 (Kaneohe) $2,850 / $3,960.
- Off-base city home value and rent. U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year 2020–2024 tables B25077 (median value of owner-occupied homes) and B25064 (median gross rent) for Kaneohe CDP, Hawaii ($1,029,700, $2,269/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Honolulu Intl (NWS) (USW00022521).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Hawaii from the Tax Foundation 2026 individual income-tax tables. On this page they describe the host state, not automatically the tax on a military LES (legal residence can stay put). BAH is untaxed.
- Combined sales tax near the installation. Tax Foundation January 2026 state-and-local sales-tax averages for Hawaii. Used as an off-base shopping stand-in; city and county add-ons vary.
- Effective property tax if you buy off-base. Tax Foundation 2026 property taxes by state for Hawaii. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Hawaii motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 30 days; title tax 4.00%). These are host-state motor-vehicle rules, not BAH.
- Vehicle personal-property tax on the host-state snapshot. WalletHub 2026 vehicle property-tax table for Hawaii. This is a statewide car-tax flag, not real-estate tax and not BAH.
- Statewide median home value on the host-state snapshot. Experian / Zillow March 2026 state medians for Hawaii. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.